The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-2581-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 715 g

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THE BLACKWELL GUIDE TO KANT’S Ethics

THE BLACKWELL GUIDES TO great Works

“Hill has edited an excellent set of essays by both well-established and younger Kant scholars, each of which insightfully discusses fundamental themes and arguments in Kant’s moral philosophy. This collection not only contributes importantly to ongoing scholarship, but it will serve as a perfect companion to upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses that feature Kant’s ethics.”
Mark Timmons, University of Arizona

Late in the eighteenth century, Immanuel Kant published several influential works of moral philosophy, writings that even his staunchest critics acknowledge represent the efforts of one of the most profound thinkers of the modern age.

Reflecting the philosopher’s increasing stature and a resurgence in innovative scholarship, The Blackwell Guide to Kant’s Ethics presents a collection of original essays that address a wide variety of topics crucial to our understanding of Kant’s moral philosophy and its implications. The essays’ broad range of ideas is ensured through contributions by both well-established Kant scholars and rising stars in the field. Readings serve to illuminate and put into perspective issues that Kant addressed in his later writings, including his idea of a good will and formulations of the Categorical Imperative, along with his concepts of virtue, duties to oneself, justice, punishment, and international relations. Further insights are garnered through extensive introductory commentary by the editor that put the essays in context. And in an original concluding essay, noted Kant scholar Arnulf Zweig shares some personal reflections on the enduring value of Kant’s ethics.

Informed by impeccable scholarship, The Blackwell Guide to Kant’s Ethics is a thought-provoking new work that will enhance our understanding of Kant’s ethical theories while offering provocative insights into the mind of one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Western philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hill, Thomas E

Hill, Thomas E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements vii

Notes on Contributors ix

Abbreviations of Kant’s Works xiii

Introduction 1
Thomas E. Hill, Jr.

Part I: Basic Themes 17
1 Good Will and the Moral Worth of Acting from Duty 19
Robert N. Johnson

2 The Universal Law Formulas 52
Richard Galvin

3 The Formula of Humanity as an End in Itself 83
Richard Dean

4 Autonomy and the Kingdom of Ends 102
Sarah Holtman

Part II: Argument and Critique 119
5 Deriving the Supreme Moral Principle from Common Moral Ideas 121
Samuel J. Kerstein

6 Why Kant Needs the Second-Person Standpoint 138
Stephen Darwall

Part III: Justice: Private, Public, and International Right 159
7 Kant on Law and Justice 161
Arthur Ripstein

8 Kant on Punishment 179
Nelson Potter

9 Kant’s Vision of a Just World Order 196
Thomas Pogge

Part IV: Virtue: Love, Respect, and Duties to Oneself 209
10 Beneficence and Other Duties of Love in The Metaphysics of Morals 211
Marcia Baron and Melissa Seymour Fahmy

11 Duties to Oneself, Duties of Respect to Others 229
Allen Wood

Part V: Retrospective 253
12 Reflections on the Enduring Value of Kant’s Ethics 255
Arnulf Zweig

Index 265

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas E. Hill, Jr. is Kenan Professor of Philosophy at the University of Borth Carolina, Chapel Hill. His essays on moral and political philosophy are collected in Autonomy and Self-Respect (1991), Dignity and Practical Reason in Kant's Moral Theory (1992), Respect, Pluralism, and Justice: Kantian Perspectives (2000), and Human Welfare and Moral Worth: Kantian Perspectives (2002). With Arnulf Zweig he co-edited a new edition of Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals with extensive notes (2002).